Google didn't tell Android users much about Android System SafetyCore before it hit their phones, and people are unhappy. Fortunately, you're not stuck with it.
If you’re trying to think through it, you’ve got to think about incentives. Google is in the ads business. They have no reason to want your nudes. It doesn’t help them sell anything to you
You might not understand how Google handles data (of unique users or other internet info). Their core businesses model is based on exactly that - they read & record your private data & model ads based on it.
They won’t just scan your nudes, but all pics (not that nudes don’t contain useful data for Google).
Maybe I’ll pay Google money to show ads for my capsaicin-based talcum alternative only to people with smooth buttholes. And as I do so (for a modest amount of money per potential client) Amazon will offer you specifically my Chilly lube.
(And the “local” thing/claim is ofc bs, it can just mean they use your CPU time instead of theirs, but still get the same computed data at the end.)
Well by that logic using anything Google has ever touched would be insanely out of the question, rendering this article and thread a moot point. I get that this feature sounds sketchy but at some point paranoia should lead you to another platform rather than speculating about something just because it was brought to your attention.
Correct. Reading the documentation this code was part of Google Messages and has now be put into a separate APK for reasons to increase transparency and safety as the app as no internet access (while google messages has) and thus it can be shown that all processing is done locally.
I also see other wild claims about it. e.g. that it consumes 2GB of RAM because its specs say that it has system requirements of 2GB RAM and so on.
There are so many Google Apps which really do send your data into the cloud. Starting from the keyboard! Attention should focus on them and not on the new unknown thing which is a great kernel for conspiracies. And because some of them can’t be denied network access (Google Play services) you draw the correct conclusion: Switch platform to Lineage/Graphene/…
If I told you that I will give you free candy if you get into the back of my white van, would you do it?
The software is closed source, and Google has got a bad record of privacy. You really think that they won’t do it another time?
If you’re trying to think through it, you’ve got to think about incentives. Google is in the ads business. They have no reason to want your nudes. It doesn’t help them sell anything to you
You might not understand how Google handles data (of unique users or other internet info). Their core businesses model is based on exactly that - they read & record your private data & model ads based on it.
They won’t just scan your nudes, but all pics (not that nudes don’t contain useful data for Google).
Maybe I’ll pay Google money to show ads for my capsaicin-based talcum alternative only to people with smooth buttholes. And as I do so (for a modest amount of money per potential client) Amazon will offer you specifically my Chilly lube.
(And the “local” thing/claim is ofc bs, it can just mean they use your CPU time instead of theirs, but still get the same computed data at the end.)
Well by that logic using anything Google has ever touched would be insanely out of the question, rendering this article and thread a moot point. I get that this feature sounds sketchy but at some point paranoia should lead you to another platform rather than speculating about something just because it was brought to your attention.
Correct. Reading the documentation this code was part of Google Messages and has now be put into a separate APK for reasons to increase transparency and safety as the app as no internet access (while google messages has) and thus it can be shown that all processing is done locally.
I also see other wild claims about it. e.g. that it consumes 2GB of RAM because its specs say that it has system requirements of 2GB RAM and so on.
There are so many Google Apps which really do send your data into the cloud. Starting from the keyboard! Attention should focus on them and not on the new unknown thing which is a great kernel for conspiracies. And because some of them can’t be denied network access (Google Play services) you draw the correct conclusion: Switch platform to Lineage/Graphene/…